I wanted to let you know that the registration link for my spring course is posted now on the Southwestern College website:

THE PSYCHEDELIC EXPERIENCE: TRANSCENDENT PERSONAL GROWTH AND TRANSFORMATION

Learn more about the classes I offer and the entire schedule at https://www.amywonghope.com/psychedelic-studies-program.

Dates/Times: Saturday & Sunday, 2/17 & 2/18, 2024, From 9am–6:30pm

This course will explore the mystical and transcendent experiences common in psychedelic-assisted therapy interventions. Indigenous traditions and their influence on current therapeutic usage of psychedelic compounds will be explored. The phenomenology of the transformation process from clinical and ethical standpoints, and the qualities, stages, and  variables that define the psychedelic-assisted therapy experience will be discussed. Students will have the opportunity to participate and/or see experiential exercises that simulate these phenomena. Students will analyze how best to take advantage of adaptive neuro-plasticity activated to integrate changed perspectives and behaviors. Students will assess how the variables of facilitator or therapist approaches, group or individual usage, location, music, and many other aspects in the set and setting affect the psychedelic experience of the participant.16 contact hours toward the Psychedelic Studies Certificate. 16 CEUs for counselors, social workers, psychologists. This class is also open to anybody who is interested, you do not need to be a mental health provider.

LOCATION: Zoom Synchronous

The Psychedelic Studies continuing education series that I will teach at Southwestern College will offer one weekend course every quarter, over a 1.5 year timeframe.